Price tag attachment for canned goods



Feb. 16, 1960 N. PAUL 2,924,901

PRICE TAG ATTACHMENT FOR CANNED GOODS Filed Nov. 5, 1958 BRAND sou s 1ONLY INVENTOR. NICHOLAS PAUL A TTOPAZ'Y U t S te W Q 2,924,901 PRICE TAGATTACHMENT FOR oANNEn GOODS Nicholas Paul, Brooklyn, N.Y. ApplicationNovember 5, 1958, Serial No. 171,919 1 Claim. or. 40-41 This inventionrelates to display-tag holders, and more particularly to suchholderswhich are adapted to hold a message tag in an upright manner andare adapted to be attached to an article of merchandise having a bead atits upper periphery as is provided by canned goods.

More particularly, this inventionrelates to a tag holder 2,924,901-Patented Feb. 16 1960.

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preferably round, somewhat flexible wire, having a plurality ofcontiguous runs. .A bottom horizontal run 12 tions'or inverted pockets18 are adapted to'transversely' hook around the bead and are composed offrontal and per se, distinct and separate from the tag, as distinguishedOne ofthe principal objects of the invention is the provision of adisplay-tag holder of the character described wherein a varietyofdisplay tags are independently, easily and simply removable andattachable to the can of merchandise.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a tag holder of thecharacter described capable of holding display matter of a variety ofsizes, shapes, thicknesses and compositions, from small, stiff,unyielding sheet metal to tissue paper of substantially large size, in amost suitable manner.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a message-tagholder of the character described wherein an overlay message, such as aprice change, is easily insertable in firmly held position, and iseasily removable without disturbing the underlying original message tag.

An important object of the invention is the provision of a displaydivice of the above character of simple construction, efficient andeconomical use, whereby obsolescence of the message does not render theentire device useless.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, and to the appended claim in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a front view of one form of the invention as applied to thetop of a can of goods.

Fig. 2 is a front view of only the holder.

Fig. 3 is a rear view of the holder shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of Fig. 1 with a slight modification, and showingthe bead of the can in dotted lines.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the holder shown in the previous views.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the lines 6-6 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of another form of holder embodying theinvention.

In the drawings similar parts are designated by similar referencecharacters.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 6, the character 10 designates a unitary wireholder comprised of a single piece of distal riser portions 20 and 22,respectively, and joined at their top by a return-bend portion 24. Theriser portions 22 are adapted to be disposed against the back or insideof the bead which projects above the top surface 26 of the can. i

Horizontal inside runs 28 extend along the top of the can from the endrisers toward the middle of the holder where at bends 30 near eachother, the wire forms postlike risers 32 where, at their top, horizontaltop runs 34 extend outwardly to pocket-like ends 36. The purpose andfunction of these pockets will be described later herein. i 4 Thesepocket-like endsare composed of front and rear riser portions 38 and 40,respectively, the top of the latter extending inwardly in bowed fashionalong runs 42 substantially behind runs 34, and terminate in turned end44 in contact with or in close proximity to theruns 34 at or near theinner ends of these top runs 34, thus forming grips at 48.

The bottom horizontal run 12 18 preferably arcuate to a radius notnecessarily that of the bead. The radius may be more or less to functionwith facility.

In applying the holder to a can, one arched end portion 18 is placedover the bead and the other end is sprung around the curvature of thecan until the other arched end overlies the bead whereupon slightpressure downward, the bottom horizontal run 12 snaps under the bead.Should the radius of curvature of the holder be greater than that of thecan then'it is apparent that the arched ends will exert an outward pushagainst the inside of the bead tending to urge the horizontal run 12inwardly and under the bead. This springing eflect creates a grip of theholder on the bead and serves to hold it firmly in place.

Conversely, should the curvature of horizontal run 12 be less than thatof the can, then after positioning one arched end over the bead, theholder is sprung out until the other arched end is pushed down over thebead, whereupon the horizontal run 12 snaps under the head with springpressure applied inwardly at the arched ends and outwardly at 30, at thebottom of the post-like risers 32.

In anyevent, a frictional, removable grip is established by the holderupon the bead even if the bead were linear as along one of the sides ofan oblong can.

The pocket-like ends 36 and the grips at 46 are shown as being disposedin a common plane but it is apparent that upon application of the holderon a can bead, the change of curvature of application induces adisplacement in this pocket and grip plane into a convex or concaveplane and therefore any pliable sheet or tag inserted in the pockets andgrips tends to assume a curved aspect and is consequently flexiblyspring-gripped and stilfened against vertical collapse.

The grips 46 are not necessarily tight-gripping and, in a constructionof the character described, even a tissuethin tag is capable of beingheld in an upright stable position.

Where desired, for example as shown in Fig. 4, the upper portions of thepockets 36 may be arranged to be close together to provide either theonly gripping points on the tag, or, to provide supplementary grippingpoints in addition to the effect of the grips at 46.

Referring to Fig. 1, a message-tag 50 is shown as being held in thedescribed position in the pockets 36 and grips 46. An overlaymessage-tag, constituting a price change, which may be of relativelythin material, is shown at 52, and held in place by the grips at 46.Such overlay message-tag may be, inserted to one side of center and heldby one pocket and one grip, with or withut he main me en In Fig. 7 isshown a modified form of the invention alSQ f QQnfinuous wire, but oflaterally extensive character. In this form, large message-tagsextending! far beyond the arch-like ends of the bottom run 12, andperhaps far beyond the can of goods itself, can be carried by theholder. Here, where the arcuating efiect upon a large tag is diminished,grips at 53, spaced well apart from each other, have a stiffening andholding 'ef-' feet for maximum stability of the tag.

With'the construction shown and described, it is apparent that theholder is independent of the messagetag which latter is subject toobsolescence and therefore may be made of the most inexpensive andreadily expendable material, while the holder, which while alsoinexpensive, is 'retainable for repeated use.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of myinvention, it is, to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise constructions herein disclosed and that various changes andmodifications may be made Within the scope of the invention as definedin the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I; claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

A one-piece price tag attachment for canned goods comprising acontinuous piece of round wire bent to form an elongated horizontallydisposed run, two spaced short runs offset horizontally from saidelongated reach and parallel thereto, inverted pockets connecting theends of the elongated run and the adjacent outer ends of the short runs,said inverted pockets adapted to engage over the bead of a can with theelongated run under said head and; with the, short runs behind.saidbead, another short run extending perpendicularly to eachfirst-named run at its inner end, said other short runs constitutingposts, a third short run extending from the top of each post parallel'tothe adjacent first-named short run, a fourth short run extendingalongside said third short run, pockets connecting the outer ends of thethird and fourth short runs for embracing the lower edge of a messagetag, the inner end of each of the fourth short runs being free, saidthird and fourth short runs adapted to grip the front and. back of a.message tag supported in the pockets References Cited in the file ofthis patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,524,922 Moburg' aqua-eon"-.. Oct.12, 1950

